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[[Category:New Reviews|Crime (Historical)]]==Crime (historical)==__NOTOC__  <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Cora Harrison 0571370977|title=Writ in Stone (Burren Mysteries)The Lock-Up|author=John Banville

|summary=Once again It's six months since the dramatic events which we are transported read about in [[April in Spain by John Banville|April in Spain]] and Dr Quirke is now back to medieval Irelandin Dublin and living (if somewhat uneasily) with his daughter, following Phoebe. The worst of his grief is over but he irrationally blames DI St John Strafford for what happened and this has made the already strained relationship between them more difficult. They're brought together by Chief Inspector Hackett when the life and times body of the charismatic lady judgea young, Jewish scholar, MarraRosa Jacobs, is found in a lock-up. At first, it looked as though she'd gassed herself but Quirke is convinced that it was murder rather than suicide.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1529337968|title=In Place of Fear|author=Catriona McPherson|rating=5|genre=Crime (Historical)|summary=It's July 1948 and Helen Crowther is due to start work as a qualified medical almoner the following morning - on the day that the NHS is born. She'll be working for Dr Deuchar and Dr Strasser in their GP surgery and her fiancé King Turlough job will be to help patients with those non-medical problems which affect their health. A violent and horrific murder sets The hardest part of the stage for a dramatic prelude job will be to persuade people that the happy coupleservices she offers really are free and that they don's nuptials!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0727868128</amazonuk>t have to do anything to qualify for them. Some of the problems will require delicate handling but Helen has a problem of her own which might give her some insight. Her marriage has never been consummated.

{{Frontpage|isbn=057136358X|title=April in Spain|author=John Banville|rating=5|genre=Crime (Historical)|summary=Terry Tice was a hitman, although he didn't think of himself in those terms. He saw what he did as ''a matter of making things tidy''. I couldn't resist the thought that he was an extreme version of Marie Kondo. He enjoyed his job, something which occurred to him when he was in Burma with the army ''where he got the chance to kill a lot of the little yellow fellows and had a fine old time''. He was spending a lot of time with Percy Antrobus - who couldn't understand why Terry didn't know the purpose of a swizzle stick - surely he wouldn't drink champagne with bubbles in the ''morning''? It was after Percy's death that he saw the benefits of taking up a job in Spain.}}{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Imogen RobertsonB08Z8BMZ7H|title=Instruments The Mystery of DarknessHealing|author=A P McGrath

|summary=We meet Solon in Pergamon in the second century of the common era and he's the physician on duty at the munus - the games put on for the amusement of the populace. The lively heart remuneration isn't high but the work gives the doctor a feeling of this book is Harriet Westermanvirtue and hones his skills: Solon ''wants'' the warriors to live. Harriet is It's quite a capable woman spectacle: the magistri are the charge hands and manager of her familywhen we first see them, they're sprinkling gold dust onto the lions' manes to make them look more impressive. The sagitarii are the archers and the beastiarii are the condemned criminals who are going to fight for their lives with the wild animals. Today, it's estate in Sussex, while her husband the crocodiles.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1529337925|title=The Mirror Dance (a naval CommodoreDandy Gilver) is away at sea|author=Catriona McPherson|rating=4. Her neighbours at Thornleigh Hall are a titled family in decline: 5|genre=Crime (Historical)|summary=It was the owner is crippledAugust Bank Holiday weekend and, his heir is missingas so often happened, it was cold enough to have the fire lit and his second son is an alcoholicBunty the Dalmation wasn't inclined to leave it to keep Dandy Gilver warm on the sofa. The thought of work was almost cheering when Dandy took the call from Sandy Bissett in Dundee. Against this background Harriet finds She was the body publisher of a dead stranger holding a ring displaying magazine and had been told that the man running the Thornleigh arms. Meanwhile, Punch and Judy show in London, a young father is murdered the local park had used copies of two of her cartoon characters - Rosie Cheek and her sister Freckle - to drum up some local interest in his music shopshow. Harriet Sandy Bissett's actions uncover request was simple: she wanted Gilver and Osborne to warn the man about infringement of copyright - and Dandy and Alex would be cheaper than employing a linksolicitor to do the same job. She turns for help to Gabriel Crowther, an anatomist and reclusive recent arrival }}{{Frontpage|isbn=B08LKT7HSR|title=Murder in the areaBelltower (A Miss Underhay Mystery)|author=Helena Dixon|rating=3. Their enquiries allow 5|genre=Crime (Historical)|summary=In December 1933 the author to paint a wide ranging picture remains of life Elowed Underhay were discovered in Georgian England, and to tell a rollicking good tale reminiscent the cellar of Daphne du Maurierthe Glass Bottle Public House. Robertson uses her knowledge of the period Ezekiel Hamett was sought in connection with a light touch: the level murder of detail advances Elowed and his half-brother, Denzil Hammett, whose body was also discovered. Kitty Underhay's long search for her mother, who disappeared in June 1916 was over. Now she's determined that the plot without overcomplicating the storyman responsible for her murder will be brought to justice.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0755348397</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Cora Harrison Stephen Clarke|title=The Sting of Justice (Burren Mysteries)Spy Who Inspired Me

|summary=Having recently read Kate Shackleton runs her investigation agency from Batswing Cottage, ably assisted by Jim Sykes, who lives in Woodhouse and reviewed Cora Harrisonher housekeeper, Mrs Sugden. She's [[Michaelmas Tribute (Burren Mysteries) been approached by Cora Harrison|second Burren mystery]], William Lofthouse of the Barleycorn Brewery in Masham. Something is going wrong with his business and he'd like Kate to look into it was with great excitement discreetly: he's hoping that I noticed that Bookbag had his nephew and right-hand man, James Lofthouse, will be back from a trip to Germany before long. James went to see what the third in the series available continental brewers were doing and what changes Barleycorn might need to review! I had make. William is worried that James is perhaps enjoying himself a strong suspicion that little bit ''too'' much or is going to bring back a treat was in store for meGerman bride but he'd like the business to be ship-and I was not disappointedshape before his nephew returns.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405092270</amazonuk>

{{Frontpage|isbn=0241433568|title=Eight Detectives|author=Alex Pavesi|rating=5|genre=Crime (Historical)|summary=It's 1930 and Megan and Henry are staying with Bunny at his house in Spain. It's unbearably hot and Bunny drank too much at lunch: he's going to have a rest and then he wants to talk to Megan and Henry about something serious. Only it never gets that far: when Bunny doesn't emerge after his siesta his guests find that he's been murdered. How can that have happened? There's no one else in the house, so one of them must be the killer.}}{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Cora Harrison1473682401|title=Michaelmas Tribute The Turning Tide (Burren MysteriesDandy Gilver)|author=Catriona McPherson

|genre=Crime (Historical) |summary=Several surprising murders in Those who were with us at the kingdom end of the Burren, on the Western coast of Ireland, lead our heroine [[A Step So Grave (MaraDandy Gilver) on a tortuous quest for the truthby Catriona McPherson|A Step So Grave]] will remember that Donald was engaged to Mallory Dunnoch. They're now married and Mallory is having twins. Were When they arrive no one can doubt the killings unpremeditated - or brought about through resentmentcharms of Lavinia Dahlia Cherry and her brother, greed Edward Hugh Lachlan Gilver. There are two drawbacks: they're noisy and they're staying with Dandy and Hugh. Dandy and the desire for revenge? Aided by her scholars in the Law Schooldetective partner, Alec Osborne, Mara doggedly pursues had not taken up the truth, chance to bring 16th century justice look into a problem at the Cramond ferry when it was offered to her communitythem twice before, but suddenly the possibility of being out of the house at Gilverton seems irresistible.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0330446460</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Lindsey DavisSeishi Yokomizo and Louise Heal Kawai (translator)|title=AlexandriaThe Honjin Murders

|summary=It To many readers, the phrase 'locked room murder mystery' is 1860enough to make the book one to read; preferably quantified by the words 'clever' or 'good'. Constable Jeremy Faro, much to his chagrin For those who need more, here is lifted from his Edinburgh beat and dispatched to Kent to pick up the trail extra background – we're in rural Japan in the 1930s. The oldest son of an esteemed family is belatedly getting married, although the master criminalwhole affair is really not as ostentatious as it might be – hardly anybody has turned up, MacHeathwhat with it being arranged at great haste. All too aware of MacHeath's genius She only has an uncle representing her family, for evasionone thing. Either way, Faro goes through the motions of finding himcelebrations have gone ahead as planned, only for the wedded couple to become embroiled be slashed to death in their private annexe before the sun rises on their marriage. What with a local case man missing parts of petty thefthis fingers being in the neighbourhood, which might be connected to the disappearance and some mysterious use of a young girl. At traditional musical instrument at the same timeof the crime, he discovers this case has a terrifying secret lot of the peculiar about his best friend's wife-to-beit. Are all of these events connected, and has the demonic MacHeath really fled, after all?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0749079436</amazonuk>1782275002

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Andrew Martin B07XLM3SM6|title=Death on a Branch LineMurder at the Dolphin Hotel|author=Helena Dixon

|summary=Like all the best literary detectives, Jim Stringer is a mixture of know-all and knowElowed Underhay was just twenty-nothing. As an ex-railway worker he can identify seven when the local young firemen are over-stoking their engines. He can't figure out whyshe disappeared from Dartmouth in June 1916, leaving her daughter, thoughKitty, in the sweltering heat care of her grandmother. A great deal of money had been spent to find out what happened to her and the summer of 1911conclusion was that she was dead, mainly because there was no evidence to suggest otherwise. He is well used Kitty has come to solving heinous crimes – terms with this is and in 1933 she was running the fifth book he's been Dolphin Hotel in, Dartmouth with her grandmother when her grandmother had to leave to look after allher sister who was ill. But he is not used She was reluctant to criminals stopping over leave Kitty in charge - and Kitty could not understand why. She's always coped with the York station he works at as a traffic policemanmix of holidaymakers, boating people and the naval college on their way to the gallowsedge of town before - and she's done every job in the hotel. And when he asks of a condemned aristocrat if the man did it, he is certainly not used she particularly cannot understand why her grandmother's friends have been roped in to the answer being keep an eye on things ''I don't knowand''why Captain Matthew Bryant has been hired to take charge of security at the hotel.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571229670</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=C J Sansom 0349423067|title=Revelation The Body on the Train (Matthew Shardlake 4Kate Shackleton Mysteries)|author=Frances Brody|rating=4.5

|summary=Matthew Shardlake is an enigmatic lawyerFrom Christmas to Easter a train ran from Leeds City Station to King's Cross, shunned and mocked by many in societyarriving before dawn so that the forced rhubarb it carried could be taken to Covent Garden. In early March 1929, one of the porters who was unloading the boxes discovered the body of a man, due to his physical deformity: he comes across as an immensely compassionate stripped naked and clever man - born ahead with no means of his timeidentification. Matthew shows immense physical Scotland Yard hit a dead end and moral courage, strongly facing up to insults called on the services of Kate Shackleton in the hope that her knowledge and taunts, at connections in Yorkshire would give them the same time lead they needed. Kate immediately found herself hamstrung: Commander Woodhead remembered her as confronting a murderous enemy, who for most of child and could not come to terms with the fact that she was now a woman experienced in dealing with murder. He was reluctant to give her all the novel has information which the upper handpolice held.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405092726</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Nicola Upson 1472127110|title=An Expert in MurderIndian Summer: a Mirabelle Bevan Mystery|author=Sara Sheridan

|genre=Crime(Historical)|summary=In March 1934 author Life has changed dramatically for Mirabelle, our favourite fifties sleuth, since the war, and playwright Josephine Tey travelled from her home not always for the better. When she first settled in Scotland to London Brighton she was alone, rudderless and secretly grieving for Jack, the final week of lover who died before he could leave his wife. As time went by she found in herself an ability to solve crimes, made friends including an ebullient and determined young woman called Vesta who refused to let a little thing like racial prejudice stop her successful play ''Richard doing what she wanted, and even found consolation in the arms of Bordeaux'a rather charming policeman.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1912374439|title=The Courier|author=Kjell Ola Dahl and Don Bartlett (translator)|rating=3.5|genre=Crime (Historical)|summary=Nazi-occupied Oslo, 1942. There, I've given the game away. On the train she met Elspeth SimmonsFor in a book that centres around a murder, I've told you whodid it – the Nazis, coincidentallysurely? Well, was travelling that certainly has to remain to meet be seen in this volume, which splits its time between one of war, when a young woman sees her boyfriend father arrested, and their store condemned as Jewish and rushes to her best friend to help – not knowing she will never see her alive again, and the play yet againlate 1960s, when great consternation is being felt. In this timeline, a maverick agent is back in town, one who might have been fingered for murdering that female victim, even though she and he lived together with their baby as a young family, except he was thought by all to have died in the War…}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1786075431|title=Mrs Mohr Goes Missing|author=Maryla Szymiczkova and Antonia Lloyd-Jones (translator)|rating=3.5|genre=Crime (Historical)|summary=Meet Zofia. When they arrive at KingA socially climbing wife of a medical professor, she's Cross to Elspethintent on making herself known as a charitable lady, and keen on her husband progressing yet through his esteemed career. In 1890s Cracow, life is pretty good, but she knows it could always be better. Meanwhile, other people's delight they're met by one of life could certainly be better – cholera is nearing the stars city due to lack of the show but hygiene, and many people have to fall on charity and almshouses to keep a roof over their arrival coincides with heads. One such was Mrs Mohr, although she was rich enough to keep private lodgings and staff in her charitable home. I say ''was'', for she has vanished. Only due to Zofia's help does she get found, dead and in a murder on place the trainnear-lame woman could never reach by herself.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571237703</amazonuk> Just who could be killing people in a charity home, and to what end? And why does Zofia feel the need to make a name for herself by answering those questions?

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Marjorie Eccles1786893762|title=Last NocturneThings in Jars|author=Jess Kidd|rating=4.5|genre=Crime(Historical)|summary=It A child has gone missing. The detective asked to take on the case is still struggling with the shame and frustration left by a previous case, where the child was whilst she was at Evensong that Grace Thurley decided that she would not marry her fiancéfound in time. Instead she took Hardly original themes for a job as private eye thriller. And yet . . . take another look. This detective is a social secretary to recently-widowed Edwina Martagon woman, and moved to the setting is Victorian London, with all the rich and colourful paradoxes of that era: technical and scientific progress jostling for space beside superstition and a fascination with the bizarre and the downright hideous. Eliot Martagon had shot himself And before you're more than a couple of pages in his study some months earlier, leaving neither suicide note nor any indication you realise just how much more unusual our heroine is than you expected. Bridie Devine may dress in half-mourning, with a widow's cap and stout, shiny boots, but the tobacco she smokes in her pipe (my dear, what an utterly ''fast'' thing for a lady to do!) is mixed with a nugget of something, well, let's say recreational, created by her chemist friend Prudhoe. The fact that it's actually meant to cure bronchial problems is by the by. Her housemaid, being seven-foot-tall, is also somewhat remarkable. And then, of course, there was 's the ghost. Ruby Doyle, world-famous tattooed boxer (deceased) accompanies Bridie all through her investigation, and it's clear he has a problem in his lifesoft spot for the determined young woman. If he really exists, that is.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0749080795</amazonuk>

 {{newreview Frontpage|isbn=0349414327|title=Death In Hellfire A Snapshot of Murder (John Rawlings MysteryKate Shackleton Mysteries) |author=Deryn LakeFrances Brody|rating=4.5

|rating=4|summary=John Rawlings, an apothecary in eighteenth century London, is set Even detectives need a task by John Fieldingbreak and for Kate Shackleton, photography gives her the founder of mental relaxation which she needs. When the Bow Street Runnerslocal Photographic Society proposed an outing, which involves Kate was keen to take the investigation of a gentleman's club. This clubopportunity to visit Haworth and Stanbury, frequented by members not least because the deeds of the upper classes, has Brontë Parsonage are being handed over so that it can become a reputation museum and her parents will be there for organising orgiesthe event. Rawlings is lucky enough What could be better than seeing her family, witnessing a momentous event and having the opportunity to attend one take photographs of the gatherings, but apart from sexual excess, can find nothing terribly setting for ''Wuthering Heights''? Nothing could go wrong until one of the club's members is found dead, apparently poisoned to death. This incident is followed by another murder. Can Rawlings find out what is going on before someone else dies Or could it? |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0749080760</amazonuk>